Fresh winds
have blown in the Baltic legal market

Open-minded and insightful

In the situations where legal professionalism alone is not enough, WINT is a breath of fresh air in the Baltic legal market.

Providing a wide spectrum of legal services for businesses allowed us to learn a host of business technology languages, which is why we specialize by industry. We are aware of all aspects of restrictions on different business sectors and our competencies allow us to offer insightful solutions. This is the focus of our open-minded team which brings together recognized leaders and rising stars of the legal market.

Our value-adding expertise and organisational culture enable us to maintain a close relationship with the business and to work hand in hand with our corporate clients to achieve shared objectives.

Baltic law firm alliance

Our clients are driven by ambition and we must also have a broad outlook. As of 2020, we operate in all Baltic states. Cooperation with our Alliance partner LEVIN in Latvia and Estonia ensures smooth implementation of regional projects and development of businesses.

01 People

Experts in the field
We deliver. We care. We innovate.

02 Services

Solutions
Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT)
Corporate and Commercial Law
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
White-collar Crime
Tax
Public Procurement
Restructuring and Bankruptcy
Representation and Dispute Resolution

03 Cases

Complex cases
2020/05/15
Reorganisation of Vilniaus Prekyba
2020/05/15
Favourable outcome of the dispute between the company selling petroleum products and tax administrators
2020/05/15
Strategic tax planning solutions in one of the largest acquisition transactions in the region
2020/05/15
Development of a tax-focused strategically sound business model for the exporter of ferrous metals in the Baltic states
2020/03/19
Legal audit of Klaipėdos Vanduo, AB
2020/03/19
Addressing the issues of public procurement opened the way for a new foreign-owned enterprise to the market
2020/03/19
Successful appeal against the first €30 million transaction concluded in attempt to avoid public procurement procedures
2020/03/19
Addressing the issues of public procurement opened the way for a new foreign-owned enterprise to the market
2020/03/19
Dispute over unjustified inclusion of a supplier in the list of unreliable suppliers
2020/03/19
Purchase of a leisure complex in Trakai for €2.5 million
2020/03/19
Disputing a construction permit
2020/03/19
A victory in a €20 million dispute with the National Land Service and the State Construction Inspectorate
2020/03/19
Representing the manufacturer Borjomi in a €3 million dispute over a distribution contract
2020/03/19
Representing Klaipėdos Nafta in a dispute with a contractor
2020/03/19
Inspection of employee occupational safety documents in one of Lithuania’s largest companies
2020/03/19
Redemption of shares from an investor in a startup
2020/03/19
Cross-border merger
2020/03/19
€130 million dispute over fictitious transactions
2020/03/19
€160 million redemption of minority shareholder
2020/03/19
Representing Galio Group in buying land in a protected area of Vilnius Old Town
2020/03/19
Providing legal advice to the companies holding the real estate portfolio of Vilnius Prekyba Group
2020/03/19
Representing Maxima Group in disputes related to the collapse of Maxima store roof in Latvia
2020/03/19
Office building lease transaction
2020/03/19
Selling S7 office complex for €128 million
2020/03/19
Developing new case-law of excise tax payment
2020/03/19
Dispute of a natural person over €0.5 million income tax obligation
2020/03/19
Dispute of an oil trading company over €1.5 million VAT obligation
2020/03/19
Advising a client on compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation
2020/03/19
€52 million loan to Maxima LT for green investment
2020/03/19
€140 million syndicated loan to the manager of Akropolis
2020/03/19
Insurance of LNG terminal and its assets
2020/03/19
Advising the European Investment Bank on the financial model for the multi-apartment building renovation programme
2020/03/19
Preparation of the European Commission’s study on amending a regulation
2020/03/19
Dispute over the compliance of the Law on the Protection of Objects of Importance to Ensuring National Security with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
2020/03/19
Representing Ūkio Bankas undergoing bankruptcy against the European Court of Justice
2020/03/19
Providing legal advice to Snoras bankruptcy administrator
2020/03/19
Securing a victory in the Snoras bank’s bankruptcy case in the Vienna International Arbitral Centre
2020/03/19
Representing a school director accused of misappropriation of assets
2020/03/19
One of the highest-profile political corruption cases in Lithuania
2020/03/19
Charges dropped against eight clients accused of VAT fraud
2020/03/19
Representing a Belgian citizen in an extradition case
2020/03/19
Successful defence of Daiva Ulbinaitė in a court case of unauthorised disclosure of state secret
2020/03/18
Successful representation of the client’s interests in a shareholder dispute
2020/03/18
Representing a member of the Lithuania’s Olympic national basketball team in pre-trial proceedings regarding competition manipulation
2020/03/18
Representing a client in a high-profile corruption case
2020/03/18
Ensuring business continuity of one of Lithuania’s first and largest ICO projects
2020/03/18
Lithuanian company received €300,000 in start-up investment
2020/03/18
Acting as a counsel for Klaipėdos Nafta regarding the liquefied natural gas terminal
2020/03/18
Sale deals involving Snoras Bank’s real estate worth €40 million
2020/03/18
Transaction between Light Conversion and Dvarčionių Keramika
2020/03/18
Selling S7 office complex for €129 million
2020/03/18
Representing Ūkio Bankas in a €100 million case involving auditors
2020/01/22
Negotiation of a publishing contract between a Belarusian music band and a well-known U.S. record company
2019/12/15
Advising Vesele Tech in developing a wedding planning services platform FOXY Wedding
2019/11/23
Registration of Qoorio brand
2019/09/12
Providing legal advice to the Motion Picture Association of America concerning the implementation of the EU law
2019/08/18
Assisting a major U.S. IT services company to acquire a portion of a business in Lithuania
2019/07/06
One of the largest acquisition transactions in the Baltics in 2019
2019/07/05
Historical victory in the legal case to block access to an illegal file-sharing website in Lithuania
2019/04/01
Providing legal guidance for Tele2 in ensuring protection of personal data
2018/05/19
A victory in an international dispute that changed the application of customs controls in Lithuania

01 People

02 Services

03 Cases

Experts in the field
We deliver. We care. We innovate.
Solutions
Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT)
Corporate and Commercial Law
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
White-collar Crime
Tax
Public Procurement
Restructuring and Bankruptcy
Representation and Dispute Resolution
Complex cases
2020/05/15
Reorganisation of Vilniaus Prekyba
2020/05/15
Favourable outcome of the dispute between the company selling petroleum products and tax administrators
2020/05/15
Strategic tax planning solutions in one of the largest acquisition transactions in the region
2020/05/15
Development of a tax-focused strategically sound business model for the exporter of ferrous metals in the Baltic states
2020/03/19
Legal audit of Klaipėdos Vanduo, AB
2020/03/19
Addressing the issues of public procurement opened the way for a new foreign-owned enterprise to the market
2020/03/19
Successful appeal against the first €30 million transaction concluded in attempt to avoid public procurement procedures
2020/03/19
Addressing the issues of public procurement opened the way for a new foreign-owned enterprise to the market
2020/03/19
Dispute over unjustified inclusion of a supplier in the list of unreliable suppliers
2020/03/19
Purchase of a leisure complex in Trakai for €2.5 million
2020/03/19
Disputing a construction permit
2020/03/19
A victory in a €20 million dispute with the National Land Service and the State Construction Inspectorate
2020/03/19
Representing the manufacturer Borjomi in a €3 million dispute over a distribution contract
2020/03/19
Representing Klaipėdos Nafta in a dispute with a contractor
2020/03/19
Inspection of employee occupational safety documents in one of Lithuania’s largest companies
2020/03/19
Redemption of shares from an investor in a startup
2020/03/19
Cross-border merger
2020/03/19
€130 million dispute over fictitious transactions
2020/03/19
€160 million redemption of minority shareholder
2020/03/19
Representing Galio Group in buying land in a protected area of Vilnius Old Town
2020/03/19
Providing legal advice to the companies holding the real estate portfolio of Vilnius Prekyba Group
2020/03/19
Representing Maxima Group in disputes related to the collapse of Maxima store roof in Latvia
2020/03/19
Office building lease transaction
2020/03/19
Selling S7 office complex for €128 million
2020/03/19
Developing new case-law of excise tax payment
2020/03/19
Dispute of a natural person over €0.5 million income tax obligation
2020/03/19
Dispute of an oil trading company over €1.5 million VAT obligation
2020/03/19
Advising a client on compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation
2020/03/19
€52 million loan to Maxima LT for green investment
2020/03/19
€140 million syndicated loan to the manager of Akropolis
2020/03/19
Insurance of LNG terminal and its assets
2020/03/19
Advising the European Investment Bank on the financial model for the multi-apartment building renovation programme
2020/03/19
Preparation of the European Commission’s study on amending a regulation
2020/03/19
Dispute over the compliance of the Law on the Protection of Objects of Importance to Ensuring National Security with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
2020/03/19
Representing Ūkio Bankas undergoing bankruptcy against the European Court of Justice
2020/03/19
Providing legal advice to Snoras bankruptcy administrator
2020/03/19
Securing a victory in the Snoras bank’s bankruptcy case in the Vienna International Arbitral Centre
2020/03/19
Representing a school director accused of misappropriation of assets
2020/03/19
One of the highest-profile political corruption cases in Lithuania
2020/03/19
Charges dropped against eight clients accused of VAT fraud
2020/03/19
Representing a Belgian citizen in an extradition case
2020/03/19
Successful defence of Daiva Ulbinaitė in a court case of unauthorised disclosure of state secret
2020/03/18
Successful representation of the client’s interests in a shareholder dispute
2020/03/18
Representing a member of the Lithuania’s Olympic national basketball team in pre-trial proceedings regarding competition manipulation
2020/03/18
Representing a client in a high-profile corruption case
2020/03/18
Ensuring business continuity of one of Lithuania’s first and largest ICO projects
2020/03/18
Lithuanian company received €300,000 in start-up investment
2020/03/18
Acting as a counsel for Klaipėdos Nafta regarding the liquefied natural gas terminal
2020/03/18
Sale deals involving Snoras Bank’s real estate worth €40 million
2020/03/18
Transaction between Light Conversion and Dvarčionių Keramika
2020/03/18
Selling S7 office complex for €129 million
2020/03/18
Representing Ūkio Bankas in a €100 million case involving auditors
2020/01/22
Negotiation of a publishing contract between a Belarusian music band and a well-known U.S. record company
2019/12/15
Advising Vesele Tech in developing a wedding planning services platform FOXY Wedding
2019/11/23
Registration of Qoorio brand
2019/09/12
Providing legal advice to the Motion Picture Association of America concerning the implementation of the EU law
2019/08/18
Assisting a major U.S. IT services company to acquire a portion of a business in Lithuania
2019/07/06
One of the largest acquisition transactions in the Baltics in 2019
2019/07/05
Historical victory in the legal case to block access to an illegal file-sharing website in Lithuania
2019/04/01
Providing legal guidance for Tele2 in ensuring protection of personal data
2018/05/19
A victory in an international dispute that changed the application of customs controls in Lithuania

A FUSION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND CREATIVITY

We have been working with WINT consistently for some time now. They provide prompt guidance and deliver highly effective solutions. First and foremost, they are well-reasoned.

We especially appreciate this team when we receive specific and sometimes even unexpected solutions for irregular market situations or transactions. This is when the perfect fusion of professional competence and creativity of WINT team is best revealed. We are also impressed with their organisation of work in uncertain situations, when everything seems to be falling apart. We really feel that we act as a team in pursuit of our goal. Working in close cooperation, we have experienced first-hand their value-driven philosophy and proper approach to the client, for which we are very grateful.

Diana Dominienė,
Chair of the Board, Galio Group

STRATEGIC AND CONVINCING IN COMPETITION

We were summoned to appear before the court by our competitor Bitė. This was an interesting one. Tele2 and I were accused of violation of business reputation, damage to their company’s image and unfair competition. Sounds pretty serious. One could expect to spend some time behind bars for this.

However, the lawyers had a different opinion and strategically worked everything out so that the claim was eventually dismissed. Upon hearing their argument, the court defended the freedom of speech and stated that an opinion on competitors can be given if supported by facts. This conclusion was very important to us, because otherwise it would have dealt a serious blow to the competition on the market.

Andrius Baranauskas,
Director of Corporate Communication Baltics, Tele2

INSIGHTS AND SOLUTIONS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Our business growth opportunities were limited by unfair competition. The wrongful public procurement practices in the railway sector were also contrary to the public interest. The situation was unprecedented in Lithuania and it was not clear whether it was a legal or political issue. How do we get to the root of it? How do we deal with this challenge? What reasoning can we offer?

WINT managed to look at the situation on a larger scale and took a broader approach by giving examples of other European countries and dealing with an unprecedented case in Lithuania. They were patient and persistent and carried through to the end. Today, we are very grateful for this. Their insight and excellent work led to a favourable court decision, which opened the way for suppliers to the public procurement in this sector, thus ensuring fair competition and public interest.

Valdas Rasimas,
CEO, Skinest Baltija